I didn't want to just start changing things in this article, but I did notice a mistake that kept being repeated. To wit, steam engines weren't replaced by oil and gas; they were replaced by the internal combustion engine. The fuel burned in the steam engine was largely irrelevant, and includes Oil. For that matter, today, most energy is generated in Steam Engines, at power plants.
I didn't want to just start changing things in this article, but I did notice a mistake that kept being repeated. To wit, steam engines weren't replaced by oil and gas; they were replaced by the internal combustion engine. The fuel burned in the steam engine was largely irrelevant, and includes Oil. For that matter, today, most energy is generated in Steam Engines, at power plants.